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This list of wonderful bookstores is the result of asking over 6,000 teachers, librarians, booksellers, and authors to recommend bookstores they know and love. I update it constantly. If you see a mistake or an omission, please contact me.
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Independent booksellers and their stores are a threatened treasure. If you are lucky enough to have one nearby, use it. Feel free to copy and use this list--and please do tell any store you visit that you found them because literacy professionals think they are excellent.
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WONDERFUL CHILDREN'S BOOKSTORES: updated 8/21/07
Recommended by Teachers, Librarians, and Authors
Bookends in Kailua,
600 Kailua Road, Kailua, HI 96734
Pages For All Ages, Savoy Plaza Shopping Center
1201 Savoy Plaza Lane, Savoy, IL 61853
United States : listed by state
Alabama
Capitol Books
located in Montgomery’s beautiful Old Cloverdale.
1140 E. Fairview Avenue Montgomery, AL 36106
phone: 334.265.1473
www.pageandpalette.com
Alaska
Cyrano's Book Store
Sandy and Jerry Harper, Owners
413 D Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone (907) 274-2599Fax: (907) 277-4698
Cook Inlet Book
Company 415 West Fifth Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501
Tel: 800-240-4148
Fax: 907-258-4491
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Title Wave Used Books
1068 West Fireweed Lane
Anchorage, Alaska 99503-2510
1-888-598-9283.
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http://www.wavebooks.com/
Arizona
Changing Hands Bookstore
6428 S. McClintock Drive
Tempe, AZ 85283
480-730-0205
http://www.changinghands
Bookmans Used Books Music & Software
1930 East Grant Road
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 325-5767
Bookmans Used Books Music & Software
3733 West Ina Road
Tucson, AZ 85741
(520) 579-0303
Kids' Center
1725 N. Swan Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 322-5437
Mrs. Tiggy Winkle's Children's Books
4811 E. Grant Road
Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 326-0188
Readers' Oasis
3400 E. Speedway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85716 (520) 319-7887
Arkansas
That Bookstore In Blytheville
316 West Main Street
Blytheville, AR 72315
(800) 844-8306
(870) 763-1125 (fax)
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http://www.bookweb.org/bookstore/blytheville/
Words Worth Books & Co.
5920 R Street
Little Rock, AR, 72207
663-9215 (locally) or
1-800-880-0122
California
Hicklebees
1378 Lincoln Ave
San Jose CA 95125
408.292.8880
Toll Free 888.898.0093
http://www.hicklebees.com
Linden Tree Books
Dennis and Linda Ronberg (owners)
170 State Street
Los Altos, CA 94022
650.949.3390
800.949.3313
website:http://www.lindentreebooks.com
emails:
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The Frugal Frigate Children's Books
9 North 6th Street
Redlands, CA 92373
(909) 793-0740
Mr. Mopps' Children's Books & Toys
1405 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Berkeley, CA 94709
510.525.9633
Whale of a Tale Bookstore
4199 Campus Drive
Irvine, CA
949-854-8288
Children's Book World
10580 1/2 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
310 559-BOOK (559-2665)
Every Picture Tells a Story
1311-C Montana Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 451-2700 fax:(310) 451-7177
http://www.everypicture.com
(also sells original illustrations
and other art)
Storyopolis
116 N Robertson Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 358-2500
http://www.storyopolis.com
Rakestraw Books
409 Railroad Ave, Danville, CA 94526
(925) 837-7337
(925) 837-7645 (fax)
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Black Oak Books
1491 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 486-0698.
Yellow Book Rd. Children's
8315 La Mesa Blvd.
La Mesa CA 91941
619-463-4900
Adventures for Kids
3457 Telegraph Road, Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 650-9688
(805) 650-5962 (fax)
http://www.adventuresforkids.com
Mrs. Nelson's Toy & Book Shop
1030 Bonita Avenue, La Verne, CA 91750
(909) 599-4558
(909) 599-6236 (fax)
The Storyteller
30 Lafayette Cir,
Lafayette, CA 94549
(925) 284-3480
(925) 284-3628 (fax)
Vroman's (wonderful children's dept.)
695 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel: 800-769-BOOK (2665)
626-449-5320
Fax: (626) 792-7308
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SITE: http://www.vromansbookstore.com/
San Marino Toy and Book Shoppe
2424 Huntington Dr.
San Marino, CA 91108
(626) 309-0222
(626) 309-0369 (fax)
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Book Passage (larger store with wonderful children's dept.)
51 Tamal Vista Boulevard,
Corte Madera, CA 94925
(415) 927-0960
(415) 927-3069 (fax)
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Colorado
Chinook Bookshop
210 North Tejon
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
http://www.chinookbookshop.com
Tattered Cover Bookstore
1628 16th Street, Denver, CO 80202
(303) 436-1070
(303) 629-1704 (fax)
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Tattered Cover Bookstore
2955 East First Avenue
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 322-7727
toll free: 1-800-833-9327
The Bookies
4315 E. Mississippi Ave.
Denver, CO 80246
Phone: 303-759-1117
Fax: 303-759-2257
Heroes & Dragons
Northend Lower Level
Citadel, Colorado Springs,
CO 80903
(719) 550-9570
Bo Peep Books
8036 W. Jewell Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80232
(303) 989-8127
(By Magill's Ice Cream)
Connecticut
Book Barn
41 West Main Street
Niantic, CT 06357
(860) 739-5715
R.J. Julia Booksellers
768 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT 06443
(203) 245-3959
(203) 245-8126 (fax)
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Delaware
no stores currently recommended
District of Columbia
Politics and Prose
5015 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 2008
(202) 364-1919 (800) 722-0790
fax (202) 966-7532
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(Larger store, great children's department
Florida
Haslam's Bookstore Inc.
2025 Central Avenue
Saint Petersburg, FL 33713
(727) 822-8616
(727) 822-7416 (fax)
http://www.haslams.com
Books & Books
265 Aragon Ave
Coral Gables, FL 33134
(305) 442-4408
(305) 444-9751 (fax)
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Vero Beach Book Center
2145 Indian River Boulevard
Vero Beach, FL 32960
Children's dept housed across street:
(561) 569-2050
(561) 569-5858 (fax)
Children's store: 561/569-6650.
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Georgia
Etcetera
16 Briar Ridge Rd.
Newnan, GA 30263
770-253-7765
Little Shop of Stories
133 East CourtSquare
Decatur, GA 30030
Hawaii
Bookends in Kailua,
600 Kailua Road
Kailua, HI 96734
(808) 261-1996
Idaho
no stores currently recommended
Illinois
Children In Paradise Bookstore
909 N. Rush
Chicago, IL 60611
312-951-KIDS (312-951-5437)
Women & Children First
5233 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: 773.769.9299
Fax: 773.769.6729
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http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com
Magic Tree Bookstore
141 North Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60301
(708) 848-0770
(708) 848-0775 (fax)
www.magictreebookstore.com
email:
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Anderson's
Naperville, IL 60540
123 West Jefferson
(630) 355-2665
(800) 728-07018
fax: (630)355-3470
http://www.andersonsbookshop.com
Anderson's
Downers Grove, IL 60515
5112 West Main S
(630) 963-2665
fax: (630) 963-2128
http:///www.andersonsbookshop.com
Crocodile Pie
866 South Milwaukee Avenue,
Libertyville, IL 60048
(847) 362-8766
Town House Books and Cafe
105 N. 2nd Avenue
St. Charles, IL 60174
630-584-8600
The Book Stall at Chestnut Court
811 Elm Street
Winnetka, IL 60093
www.thebookstall.com
Pages for All Ages
1201 Savoy Plaza
Savoy, IL 61874
(Local Callers) 217.351.7243
(Toll Free) 888.724.3716
Kids' Ink
5619 N Illinois
Indianapolis, IN 46208
317-255-2598.
Iowa
Learning Post
Ginny Still
2761 100th St.
Urbandale IA 50322
515-331-8008
Learning Post
1802 SE Delaware Avenue
Delaware
Shopping Center
Ankeny, IA 50021
OG Waffle
Nancy Jennings
897 13th St.
PO Box 587
Marion IA 52302
319-373-1832
Prairie Lights Books
15 South Dubuque Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 337-2681
(319) 337-2056 (fax)
Kansas
Watermark Books
4701 East Douglas
Wichita, KS 67218
(316) 682-1181
(316) 682-1506 (fax)
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http://www.watermarkbooks.com/
(Larger store, wonderful children's and teacher's departments)
Rainy Day Books, Inc. 2706 W 53rd Street Fairway, KS 66205-1705 USA Phone: 913-384-3126 Fax: 913-384-9209 Recorded Info Line: 913-677-BOOK (2665) http://www.rainydaybooks.com/
Children's Book Shop (and teaching materials)
1227 Moro Street in Aggieville
Manhattan, KS 66502
785-539-7575
Children's Book Shop (and teaching materials)
937 Massachusetts
Lawrence KS 66044
785-838-3221
Kentucky
Blue Marble
1356 South Fort Thomas Avenue,
Fort Thomas, KY 41075
(859) 781-0602
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
161 Lexington Green Cir,
Lexington, KY 40503
(606) 273-2911
(606) 272-6948 (fax)
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Louisiana
Maple Street Book Shop - Childrens Book Shop
7529 Maple Stree
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 861-2105
Cottonwood Books
3054 Perkins Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 343-1266
Owner: Danny Plaisance
Maine
Briar Patch
27 Central Street
Bangor, ME 04401
Longfellow Books
1 Monument Way
Portland, ME 04101
Maine Coast Book Shop
158 Main
Damariscotta, ME 04543
Reading Corner
408 Main Street
Rockland, ME 04841
Childrens Book Cellar
52 Main Street, Waterville, ME 04901
(207) 872-4543
Sherman's Bookstores
Three Locations:
5 Commercial Street, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538
8 Bay View Street, Camden, ME 04842
128 Main Street, Freeport, ME 04032.
Maryland
Book Rack
55 East Padonia Road,
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(410) 667-6897
Childrens Book Store
737 Deepdene Road
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 532-2000
Junior Editions
10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy.
Columbia Mall
Columbia, MD 21044
410-730-2665
Massachusetts
The Concord Bookshop
65 Main St
Concord MA 0142
(978) 369-2405
Childrens Book Shop
237 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 734-7323
Eight Cousins Children's Bookstore
189 Main Street
Falmouth, MA 02540
(508)548-5548
http://www.eightcousins.com/
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Child at Heart Art Gallery
48 Inn Street
Newburyport, MA 01950
800.883.0014 - 978.462.5554
Storybook Cove
2053 Washington Street
Hanover, MA 02339
(781) 871-7801
(781) 774-1803 (fax)
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Odyssey Bookshop
9 College Street,
South Hadley, MA 01075
(413) 534-7307
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Buttonwood Books & Toys
Route 3A Shaw's Plaza
Cohasset, MA 02025
(781) 383-2665
(781) 383-2903 (fax)
Wellesley Booksmith
83 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481
(781) 431-1160
Michigan
Pooh's Corner - Breton Village Shopping Center
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
(616) 942-9887
John Rollins Books
6414 S. Westnedge Ave.
Portage, MI 49002
616-323-3800
John Rollins Books
6414 S. Westnedge Ave.
Portage, MI 49002
616-323-3800
Lowry's Books
22 North Main Street
Three Rivers, MI 49093
(269) 273-7323
(269) 273-2665 (fax)
Halfway Down the Stairs
114 East 4th Street
Rochester, MI 48307
(248) 652-6066
Forever Books
312 State St,
Saint Joseph, MI 49085
(616) 982-1110
(616) 982-1815 (fax)
The Book Exchange (used books, many children's titles)
130 E. Washington
Jackson, MI 49201
Sterling Book Connection
(Children's Books for Educators)
7877 Stead Street
Utica, MI 48317
Suite B
Tel: 586 803 0740
Fax: 586 803 0742
http://www.sterlingbookco.com
Minnesota
Northern Lights Books & Gifts
307 Canal Park Drive
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 722-5267
(218) 722-5392 (fax)
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Anita Zager
Wild Rumpus
2720 W 43rd St
Minneapolis, MN 55410
(612) 920-5005
Red Balloon Bookshop
891 Grand Ave
St Paul, MN 55105
(651) 224-8320
Pied Piper Books & Music
Mrcl Mill Shopping Centre
Rochester, MN 55901
(507) 281-1890
Mississippi
Square Books
160 Courthouse Square
Oxford, MS 38655
(662) 236-2262
(662) 234-9630 (fax)
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Lemuria Bookstore
202 Banner Hall
4465 I-55 North
Jackson, MS 39206
(800) 366-7619, fax
(601) 366-7784
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http://www.lemuriabooks.com/
Bookends
Susan Daigre
111 Highway 90
Bay St. Louis, MS
Phone: 228-467-9623
Fax: 228-467-9623
Missouri
Reading Reptile
328 W. 63rd St.
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-753-0441
http://www.readingreptile.com
Pied Piper Children's Used Books
(and After-hours Storyline)
2641 1/2 Lafayette Street
St. Joseph, MO 64506
816-232-2102
Montana
Fact & Fiction
Barbara Theroux
220 North Higgins,
Missoula, MT 59802
(406) 721-2881
(406) 721-2501 (fax)
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http://www.factandfictionbooks.com
Nebraska
The Bookworm (in Countryside Village)
8702 Pacific Street
Omaha, NE 68114
402-392-2877
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Nevada
By-Dash Books 'n Things
Caryl Bydash, your personal bookshopper
Books delivered or mailed
PO Box 3190 : 961 Tyner Way
Incline Village, Nevada, 89450
Email:
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New Hampshire
Sundial Shop
604 Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246
(603) 524-3322
(603) 524-0982 (fax)
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http://www.sundialshop.com
The Toadstool Bookshop
12 Depot Square, Peterborough, NH 03458
(603) 924-3543
(603) 924-7295 (fax)
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The Toadstool Bookshop
222 West Street Colony Mill Market Place
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 352-8815
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The Toadstool Bookshop
Lorden Plaza Route 101-A
Milford, NH 03055
(603) 673-1734
(603) 673-1912 (fax)
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MainStreet BookEnds
16 East Main Street
Warner, NH 03278
603.456.2700
http://www.mainstreetbookends.com
New Jersey
Book World
895 Bloomfield Avenue (Essex Mall)
West Caldwell, NJ 07006
973-575-1818
Books Bytes & Beyond
197 Rock Road
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
(201) 670-6766
Alphabet Soup Books
Lawrence Shopping Center
2495 Route One
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
(609) 771-3700
www.alphabetsoupbooks.com
New Mexico
Bookworks
4022 Rio Grande Boulevard Northwest
Dietz Farm Plaza
Albuquerque, NM 87107
(505) 344-8139
(505) 344-9948 (fax)
Page One Bookstore
11018 Montgomery Boulevard Northeast
Albuquerque, NM 87111
(505) 294-2026
(505) 294-5576 (fax)
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http://www.page1book.com/
Across the street is PAGE ONE, TOO for used books.
New York
Bank Street Bookstore
Broadway & 112th Street
New York, NY 10025
Toll Free:877-676-7830
212/678-1654 (in NYC)
Fax - 212/316-7026.
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http://www.bnkst.edu/html/bookstore
Books of Wonder
16 W. 18th St.
New York, NY 10011
(212) 989-3270
http://www.booksofwonder.com
Hodge-Podge Books Inc
272 Lark Street
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 434-0238
BOOK HOUSE
LITTLE BOOK HOUSE (name of children's dept)
Stuyvesant Plaza
Albany, NY 12203
(518) 489-4761
FAX: (518) 489-4318
http://www.bhny.com/
THE BOOK REVUE
313 New York Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743
(631) 271-1442
WWW.BOOKREVUE.COM
The Chatham Bookstore
27 Main Street
Chatham, NY 12037
(518) 392-3005
Blackwood & Brouwer Booksellers Ltd.
7 Hudson Street
Kinderhook, NY 12106
(518) 758-1232
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Lift Bridge Kids
53 Main Street
Brockport, NY 14420
(716) 637-9200
North Carolina
Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe
55 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Tel: (828) 254-6734
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www.malaprops.com
Regulator Bookshop
720 Ninth Street
Durham, NC 27705
Tel: 919-286-2700
Fax: 919-286-6063
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Quail Ridge Books
3522 Wade Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 828-1588
(919) 828-1768 (fax)
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(larger store, 2000sf, wonderful children's department.)
Osundu Booksellers
184 North Main Street
Waynesville, NC 28786, NC 28786
Tel: 828.456.8062
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CITY LIGHTS BOOKS,
3 East Jackson St,
Sylva, NC,
,
Jenifer or Jessica:
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